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Los Gatos Chiropractic and Wellness Center

December 2013 Newsletter

Our newsletters and website are written to provide you with tools and information you need to pursue better health. We invite you to contact our office with any further questions (408) 891-8222.

-Dr. Kate Fox and Dr. Jessie Young

Please support our efforts during the month of December. We are teaming up with Second Chance Toys, and accepting donations of your USED toys until 12/22. 

Second Chance Toys is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation founded in 2006 to rescue and recycle plastic toys for children in need by donating them to community organizations. Because non biodegradable plastic is kept out of our landfills, Second Chance Toys is helping the environment at the same time. 

They accept plastic toys (they don't biodegrade in landfills) that are clean, are in working order, and have no missing or small parts (cannot fit through a toilet paper roll). They will also accept battery-operated plastic toys. Please check that the batteries work or include fresh batteries with your donation, as the recipients are not in a position to buy replacements.

Please drop your USED TOYS off at our office before Sunday, December 22nd.

Pediatric Concussions

Excerpt from our full article 

Concussion is taking a spotlight in the media currently due to a number of tragic events both in professional football and high school sports. Better equipment, rule changes and prevention are all admirable goals. But more awareness needs to be given to the diagnosis and management of concussion and the misunderstandings surrounding this topic.

Concussion is very common in young adults and some studies say that up to 1/3 of high school athletes will suffer a concussion. Even with that number, concussion often goes unrecognized and undiagnosed. This is dangerous because a child with a concussion is much more susceptible to a second injury. Some studies put this at four times more likely to get a second concussion before full recovery. This susceptibility and the resulting damage is called Second Impact Syndrome and carries with it a 50% mortality rate. Therefore, it is extremely important to get a diagnosis and allow for full recovery.

Signs and symptoms of concussion are usually broken up into three categories: physical, emotional and cognitive. These could include headache, nausea, dizziness, confusion, irritable, nervousness, fatigue, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. The presenting symptoms may come from any of these categories and have a very wide presentation among different injuries. Loss of consciousness is actually uncommon for someone with a concussion and may indicate severe intracranial injury. Do not let absence of any particular symptom rule out a concussion.